Leadership Verses
Servant leadership as modeled by Christ — wisdom for those called to lead.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
To God only wise, {be} glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. {Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent} by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea.}
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. {judgeth: or, discerneth} {judged: or, discerned}
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. {judgment: Gr. day}
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. {know: or, I am not conscious of any fault}
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. {us...: or, us the last apostles, as} {spectacle: Gr. theatre}
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
For the kingdom of God {is} not in word, but in power.
For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, {concerning} him that hath so done this deed, {judged: or, determined}